Wines made from Mourvèdre grapes of Garda
Discover the best wines made with Mourvèdre as a single variety or as a blend of Garda.
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
Vast DOC around Lake Garda across Lombardy and Veneto, cosmopolitan vineyard (~31,100 ha). Fresh, accessible whites dominate. Chardonnay, the most planted, shows signature citrus, white apple, flowers and fresh butter, supple palate. Saline Pinot Grigio, mineral Garganega, lively Riesling Italico.